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From the Ted Talk by Sleepy Man Banjo Boys: Bluegrass virtuosity from ... New Jersey?
Unscramble the Blue Letters
TM: Thank you very much.
RM: I'm just going to take a second to introduce the band. On guitar is my 15-year-old brother Tommy.
(Applause)
On bjnao is 10-year-old Jonny.
(Applause)
He's also our bethorr. And I'm Robbie, and I'm 14, and I play the flddie.
(apsaplue)
As you can see, we decided to make it hard on ourselves, and we csohe to play three sgnos in three different keys.
(Tuning)
Yeah. I'm also going to explain, a lot of people want to know where we got the name "Sleepy Man Banjo Boys" from. So, it started when Jonny was little, and he first started the banjo, he would play on his back with his eyes closed, and we'd say it looked like he was sleeping. So you can probably piece the rest together.
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TM: Thank you very much.
RM: I'm just going to take a second to introduce the band. On guitar is my 15-year-old brother Tommy.
(Applause)
On _____ is 10-year-old Jonny.
(Applause)
He's also our _______. And I'm Robbie, and I'm 14, and I play the ______.
(________)
As you can see, we decided to make it hard on ourselves, and we _____ to play three _____ in three different keys.
(Tuning)
Yeah. I'm also going to explain, a lot of people want to know where we got the name "Sleepy Man Banjo Boys" from. So, it started when Jonny was little, and he first started the banjo, he would play on his back with his eyes closed, and we'd say it looked like he was sleeping. So you can probably piece the rest together.
Solution
- chose
- banjo
- fiddle
- songs
- brother
- applause
Original Text
TM: Thank you very much.
RM: I'm just going to take a second to introduce the band. On guitar is my 15-year-old brother Tommy.
(Applause)
On banjo is 10-year-old Jonny.
(Applause)
He's also our brother. And I'm Robbie, and I'm 14, and I play the fiddle.
(Applause)
As you can see, we decided to make it hard on ourselves, and we chose to play three songs in three different keys.
(Tuning)
Yeah. I'm also going to explain, a lot of people want to know where we got the name "Sleepy Man Banjo Boys" from. So, it started when Jonny was little, and he first started the banjo, he would play on his back with his eyes closed, and we'd say it looked like he was sleeping. So you can probably piece the rest together.
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